Middle Eastern Music: Translated Song Lyrics  
   English translations of the lyrics of 40 popular Arabic, Turkish, Greek, Armenian, and Hebrew songs. Some are accompanied by RealAudio clips.
   http://www.shira.net/lyrics.htm

Arabic Music Information Source  
   Numerous reviews, RealAudio samples, and news stories on Arabic music, particularly popular artists and Khaliji stars.
   http://members.aol.com/amisource/index.htm

The Egyptian Castle  
   A site focused on Egyptian culture. The music area offers MIDI and RealAudio files, and information about leading artists. Also business, travel, live radio, live TV, shopping, and history.
   http://www.egyptiancastle.com/

Miq Productions Rebetika  
   Information on this genre of Greek music which prospered in the 1920's and 1930's. Includes discography, charts of rhythms and modes, and links.
   http://www.musiq.com/rebetika/

RomanySaad.com  
   Features Arabic MP3s and streaming radio, song lyrics translated into English, and artist pages for Amr Diab, Abd al-Halim Hafiz, and Kazemel Saher.
   http://www.romanysaad.com/

Acoustic Instruments  
   Descriptions, photos and players of many folkloric instruments, among which is the oud. There's a list of famous performers for each instrument, and some pictures.
   http://members.aol.com/ROBECCHI/eng.instruments.htm

Bisher Rihani  
   Featuring links to songs and music resources, sites on Arabic culture and entertainment, live TV, radio and newspapers. With MP3s, RealAudio and MIDIs.
   http://geocities.com/bisher_rihani/arabic-nojava.html

Progressive Music of North Africa  
   Contains sound clips and biographies of pioneer and contemporary performers from the region.
   http://mywebpage.netscape.com/qtfusion/

Quick and Dirty Guide to the Doumbek  
   Written guide on how to play Middle Eastern rhythms on Egyptian percussion instruments.
   http://www.blackroot.org/drumming/drumming.html

Jas's-- Middle Eastern Rhythms FAQ  
   ASCII text renditions of Arab-style doumbek rhythms with MIDI examples of some.
   http://www.khafif.com/rhy/rhythm.html

The Arabic Music Page  
   This was formerly known as the FAQ (frequently asked questions) for the rec.music.arabic newsgroup. Good introductory information to Arabic music.
   http://leb.net/rma/